Sydney Deploys Drones to Monitor Sharks at Beaches

Seventy beaches in New South Wales are now using a $34 million drone surveillance program to track shark activity and improve swimmer safety following recent attacks.

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Sydney’s beaches enter the drone age to get swimmers back in the water after spate of shark attacks

Seventy beaches across New South Wales are part of the $34m dawn-to-dusk drone monitoring program, which one expert has called ‘the best technology we have at the moment’ Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast “Hey Taha, what’s the visibility like?” shouts a man with a towel slung over his shoulder. “Uh, nice,” says Surf Life Saving New South Wales drone operator Taha Kafil-Hussain. Continue reading...

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Sydney Deploys Drones to Monitor Sharks at Beaches

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Sydney’s beaches enter the drone age to get swimmers back in the water after spate of shark attacks

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